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The Dresser

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 4m

Ronald Harwood

The Dresser
by Ronald Harwood

Sir, the last of the great, but dying, breed of English actor-managers, is in a very bad way tonight. As his dresser tries valiantly to prepare him to go on stage as King Lear, Sir is having great difficulty remembering who and where he is, let alone…

The Dresser

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
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  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
Sir, the last of the great, but dying, breed of English actor-managers, is in a very bad way tonight. As his dresser tries valiantly to prepare him to go on stage as King Lear, Sir is having great difficulty remembering who and where he is, let alone Lear's lines. With a Herculean effort on the part of Norman, the dresser, Sir does finally make it on stage, and through the performance. During its long West End run the play starred Tom Courtenay and Freddie Jones.
Keywords
M4 (30, 40, 60, old) F3 (young, middle-age, 50s)
  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Ronald Harwood

Ronald Harwood
Ronald Harwood’s many plays include The Dresser, Taking Sides, Quartet, Mahler’s Conversion, An English Tragedy, Collaboration and Degenerate Art which premiered in Berlin in October 2015. His films include The Dresser (Academy Award Nomination for Best Screenplay), Taking ...
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